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The '''Diesel engine''' is a type of [[internal combustion engine]]. It is generally attributed to the German inventor Rudolf Diesel (1858-1913) although similar engines had been invented in various countries at around the same time.
The '''Diesel engine''' is a type of [[internal combustion engine]] which runs on [[Diesel]] fuel. It is generally attributed to the German inventor Rudolf Diesel (1858-1913) although similar engines had been invented in various countries at around the same time.
Rudolph Diesel fell from a cross-channel ferry in 1913 and drowned. It is believed that his death was suicide. Diesel was a pacifist and he was distressed that his engines were being installed in submarines for use in war.
Rudolph Diesel fell from a cross-channel ferry in 1913 and drowned. It is believed that his death was suicide. Diesel was a pacifist and he was distressed that his engines were being installed in submarines for use in war.